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TECHNOLOGY BOOST HELPS YOUTH BUSINESSES
June 2023, Soutpan Solar Power. Training, funding and mentoring for youth-owned community businesses is key to helping create sustainable entities and stimulate local employment, and with the recent handover of technology starter kits and business branding, beneficiary enterprises have been given yet another boost to facilitate their growth. Having identified a lack of adequate access
FARMER REALISES GOAL OF DIVERSIFYING
June 2023, De Aar Solar Power. Agri-entrepreneur Catherine Riet, from the small Northern Cape farming town of Britstown, has achieved her long time goal of becoming a crop farmer. The owner of Giesingskraal Irrigation, Catherine’s goal of diversifying her cattle farming business activity to include crop farming has come to fruition over the three years
MTB CLASSIC BACK AS PART OF JBAY SURF FESTIVAL ‘23
June 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm has reaffirmed its patronage as title sponsor for the J-Bay Windfarm MTB Classic & Trail Run 2023, which forms part of the town’s Jbay Surf Festival 2023 programme! Taking place on Saturday 15th July this year, this event is now in its eighth year, following
DROOGFONTEIN SOLAR POWER LAUNCHES YOUTH DOCUMENTARY
June 2023, Droogfontein Solar Power. As South African celebrates National Youth Day this month, we are reminded that young South Africans are faced with the challenge of forging resilience to contribute to a better and more sustainable future, for their generation and the country’s future. In support of this commemorative day, Droogfontein Solar Power commissioned
BLACK HARRIER IN MORE DANGER THAN BLACK RHINO
May 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. With only 1300 Black Harriers left in the world, this raptor is Southern Africa’s scarcest endemic bird of prey, moving from Vulnerable to the Endangered list almost a decade ago. “This beautiful bird of prey is only found in Southern Africa and is in more danger of extinction than
REMEDIAL CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT LEARNING
May 2023, De Aar Solar Power. Van Rensburg Primary School, in Britstown, has added a dedicated remedial class, for foundation phase learners from the community who need assistance and support to overcome learning challenges. Dorian Olifant, Chief Education Specialist: Curriculum at the Northern Cape Department of Education commented, “One of our biggest challenges as the
BOSHOF ENTREPRENEUR IN THE MAKING
May 2022, Boshof Solar Power. With a dream of owning her own business, Eveline Gaopalangwe, is celebrating being one step closer having recently celebrated her graduation. This 23-year old Boshof resident, is the fifth member of her community to complete her tertiary studies through the Boshof Solar Power bursary programme, which funded her with a
KLIPHEUWEL JOINS ENERGY DIGICON
May 2023, Klipheuwel Wind Farm. The management team of the Overberg-based Klipheuwel Wind Farm took part in the Western Cape Government’s most recent Energy Digicon, which forms part of it Energy Resilience Programme. The team was pleased to welcome the Province’s delegation and outline the role that this wind farm plays in powering thousands of
NEWLY RENOVATED ECD CENTRE
May 2023, Droogfontein Solar Power. The recently renovated Helen Joseph ECD Centre in Galeshewe, means that the lives of the many young children, who attend the small community centre daily, are happier, brighter and safer. “This small crèche was unfortunately victim to a spate of break-ins in 2020, and coupled with a lack of funding
COMMUNITY CELEBRATES ECD CENTRE RE-OPENING
May 2023, De Aar Solar Power. The re-opening and subsequent refurbishment of the small Philipvale ECD centre, in the Upper Karoo’s Philipstown has been greeted with much joy by the local community, understandably, as this is the only crèche in the area. With the added facilities, this key establishment has been able to steadily increase
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